Author: Kay Casey | Posted: 29. March 2013 08:47
H.R. 1096 “Enhancing the Quality of Parental Legal Representation Act of 2013” was sponsored and introduced to Congress on March 12, 2013. The legislation will take important steps toward ensuring that parents and legal guardians are afforded legal representation in all stages of a child welfare case. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 26. March 2013 09:42
Join the National Association of State Human Services Finance Officers (HSFo) and Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) for a two and a half day Intermediate Medicaid course in May in Raleigh, NC. Topics will include Medicaid financing and the impact of health care reform on states and state agencies. Details are located at www.hsfo.com under “dates.” Spots are limited so please sign up soon! The course is open to HSFo member and non-member state agencies. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 15. March 2013 07:09
SACRAMENTO, CA, March, 2013 – PCG Technology Consulting (PCG TC) will provide Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) services to verify that a new Personal Duress Alarm System (PDAS) at four California state hospitals adheres to standards and best practices. The team will also validate that the project meets the established business and technical objectives. This project marks PCG TC’s first engagement with the California Department of Mental Health’s newly constituted Department of State Hospitals. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 14. March 2013 05:54
The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform released a report on March 4, 2013 which concludes that health care spending cannot be controlled effectively without fundamental changes in how physicians are reimbursed under public and private health plans. The commission was created in March 2012 by the Society of General Internal Medicine under the honorary chairmanship of William H. Frist, M.D. (a heart transplant surgeon and former Senate Majority Leader) and the co-chairmanship of Steven A. Schroeder, M.D. (a distinguished professor at the University of California). [More]
Author: Kay Casey | Posted: 14. March 2013 05:52
The Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) upheld ACF’s imposition of a penalty of $289,649 for failure to submit semi-annual data standards required as part of Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP). Public Law 106-169 established the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, which required ACF to develop a data collection system, the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD). [More]
Author: Kay Casey | Posted: 14. March 2013 05:50
On March 12, 2013 the House Education and the Workforce Committee approved the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803), which would reauthorize workforce programs under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA, P.L. 105-220).The bill remains largely unchanged from the one approved by the committee last year. It would consolidate 35 federal workforce programs into one Workforce Investment Fund and would provide a governor’s set-aside of 15% of all funds allotted for statewide employment and training activities. [More]
Author: Kay Casey | Posted: 14. March 2013 05:48
The House passed H.R. 890, the Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on March 13, 2013, blocking Administration for Children and Families (ACF) efforts to offer state agencies grappling with work requirements creative ways to address the high unemployment that continues to plague many TANF recipients. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 11. March 2013 06:15
SACRAMENTO, CA, March, 2013 – The state of Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) and the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) have awarded a contract to PCG Technology Consulting (PCG TC) to provide Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) services as the state pursues development of a data warehouse for sharing and analytics of mental health data across several entities and stakeholders. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 8. March 2013 05:16
PHOENIX, AZ, March, 2013 – The Arizona Department of Education has awarded a multi-year contract to PCG Education to implement an online student assessment system. PCG’s EdPlan™ Instructional Management System will allow educators to create formative assessments for all students on new Common Core State Standards. [More]
Author: Kay Casey | Posted: 8. March 2013 05:14
On March 6, the House passed legislation that continues spending authority across all programs at the 2012 level through December 31, 2013. The House bill does not reverse the March 1, 2013 sequester of federal funding. However, it does include reductions to all programs to ensure that overall discretionary funding levels are maintained consistent with the Budget Control Act of 2011. This Continuing Resolution (CR) will not force additional cuts set to take effect on March 27, 2013. [More]
